litter
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Litter breaks down into tiny particles that end up in food, water, and air.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 25, 2024
Instead of challenging their identity, the campaign channeled their Texas pride, with stunning results: Litter on the roads plunged 72 percent in just four years.
From Salon • Sep. 13, 2024
Adopt-a-Spot and Neighborhood Litter Patrol will provide supplies for those willing to help clean up after others, to make our streets and highways less disgusting.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
The project is being run by campaigners Litter Free Dorset, which is hosting pop-up events.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023
Litter bobbed on the surface: empty plastic bottles, sodden burger containers, soda cans, and pieces of Styrofoam.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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